Austria vs Costa Rica: Share of annual global forest expansion

Austria
0.1%
in 2020
Costa Rica
0.1%
in 2020
Austria rank
36th
Costa Rica rank
33rd

Share of annual global forest expansion over time

  • Austria
  • Costa Rica
0.10.20.30.4199020052020

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Austria, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Austria ranks 36th and Costa Rica ranks 33rd of 110 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% Costa Rica
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Austria
2010s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% Costa Rica
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of annual global forest expansion, Austria or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Austria as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of annual global forest expansion between Austria and Costa Rica?
0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Costa Rica?
5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Austria and Costa Rica rank globally for share of annual global forest expansion?
Austria ranks 36th and Costa Rica ranks 33rd of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of annual global forest expansion
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 550 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.